Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$2,280.00
Starting bid: $1.00
Original First Printing CGC Graded Handbill featuring one of the most popular Psychedelic Grateful Dead images of all time! This trippy “Acid Drop” imagery was created by Steve Catron for a series of concerts by the Grateful Dead and Chuck Berry at the Carousel Ballroom on March 29-31 1968. The Carousel Ballroom series exhibited some of the more interesting and unusual promotional material of all time. Besides its unparalleled art and iconic bands in the lineup this Carousel Ballroom handbill was produced in extremely small quantities. Very few examples of this issue still survive today in ANY condition.
There are hundreds - if not thousands - of collectors who strive to acquire all of the Carousel posters and handbills of the era to make a full set. Demand far exceeds supply for this Grateful Dead handbill when one considers how few times these pieces have surfaced in public auctions over the years. The fact that this is only the second example with CGC grading for us to offer in our 13 years of existence is quite compelling. Don't pass up this opportunity! 100% Original with no restoration!
Handbill – Grateful Dead Carousel Ballroom
Grade – CGC 7.0
Bands/Bill – Grateful Dead Chuck Berry Curly Cook’s Hurdy Gurdy
Venue – Carousel Ballroom
City – San Francisco CA
Date – 3/29-31/68
Dimensions – 5 1/4” x 7”
Printing – OHB-A Original Pre-Concert First Printing
Artist – Steve Catron
Condition Details – 100% Original with no restoration. View the detailed high res photo of this lot. Click on the thumbnail photo to see an enlarged photo. Click a second time on the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the enlarged photo. A super high res image with every millimeter will now be clearly displayed. For a personalized eyewitness examination call 410-464-6180 11:00 am to 6:00 pm eastern.
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